Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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A surprise to be sure but a welcome one. Microsoft is bringing original Xbox - and almost certainly Xbox 360 - emulation to PC and we've got a quartet of games to look at. Tom examines the new emulator on a high-end PC, stacking up its results against Xbox Series X before moving on to ROG Xbox Ally X, with some welcome results. There are issues here, but as first step, this is impressive stuff.

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00:00 Intro
00:49 Sponsored by Alienware
02:15 Four Games
04:02 Settings Explained
06:41 PC vs Xbox Series X Comparisons + Bugs
09:31 Emulator Performance
11:59 ROG Ally X Performance
15:58 Verdict